Manual:Professional Development:Introduction

SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION 1.01 Welcome Aboard! Professionalism and Leadership are two concepts that every STARFLEET Marine should be familiar with and which every STARFLEET Marine should strive to be a model of. They are concepts that when put into practice set the STARFLEET Marine apart from the crowd. A Marine acting in a professional manner will set a much better public image than one that is acting in an un-professional manner. A Marine who knows how to effectively lead will know how to draw upon the strengths of those working under him to accomplish the mission. This manual contains some of the information necessary for the STARFLEET Marine to learn what it means and how to act professional. Also contained herein is information on leadership, the various styles of and how to implement them. It is hoped that the information contained in this manual will not only help the STARFLEET Marine in participating in STARFLEET in a leadership role, but can also be used to help in the “real world”. 1.02 Copyright and Disclaimer This manual is published by the STARFLEET Marine Corps, a component of STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc., and released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). You may freely copy, distribute, display, and perform this manual, but all other uses are strictly prohibited unless written permission is received from the Commandant or Deputy Commandant, STARFLEET Marine Corps. The STARFLEET Marine Corps holds no claims to any trademarks, copyrights, or other properties held by Paramount, other such companies or individuals. 1.03 Pronoun Disclaimer The use of he/his/him, etc., are used for convenience as the standard English language conventions of unknown-gender pronouns. 1.04 Acknowledgements This manual would not have been possible if not for the dedicated efforts of Wade Olson and Sean Niemeyer. 1.05 Reporting Authority The governing authority for training information is the Commanding Officer, Training and Doctrine Command (COTRACOM). Send question, comments, or suggestions to: Tracom@sfi-sfmc.org